In 1848, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech at Niagara Falls in which he stated, “The eyes of that species of extinct giants, whose bones fill the mounds of America, have gazed on Niagara, as ours do now.” Many researchers believe Lincoln was speaking literally about a race of ancient giants, possibly linked to the biblical Nephilim. During the 19th century, numerous newspaper reports—including from the New York Times and Scientific American—documented the discovery of giant human skeletons, often 7